Johann Daniel Mylius
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Johann Daniel Mylius was a composer for the lute
, and writer on alchemy
. Born at Wetter in Hesse, he went on to study theology and medicine at the University of Marburg. He was the brother-in-law and pupil of Johann Hartmann
(1568–1613).
In 1616, while still a medical student, Mylius published Duncan Burnet's Iatrochymicus. The , Mylius' own alchemical work, was published two years later. He is known for the collection (1622) of pieces for the lute. In the same year his was published. Mylius was the personal physician of Moritz of Hessen and his patrons included Maurice
and Frederick Henry of Nassau
.
Lute
Lute can refer generally to any plucked string instrument with a neck and a deep round back, or more specifically to an instrument from the family of European lutes....
, and writer on alchemy
Alchemy
Alchemy is an influential philosophical tradition whose early practitioners’ claims to profound powers were known from antiquity. The defining objectives of alchemy are varied; these include the creation of the fabled philosopher's stone possessing powers including the capability of turning base...
. Born at Wetter in Hesse, he went on to study theology and medicine at the University of Marburg. He was the brother-in-law and pupil of Johann Hartmann
Johann Hartmann
Johann Hartmann was a Danish composer. Two of his sons were composers, Johan Ernst Hartmann and August Wilhelm Hartmann...
(1568–1613).
In 1616, while still a medical student, Mylius published Duncan Burnet's Iatrochymicus. The , Mylius' own alchemical work, was published two years later. He is known for the collection (1622) of pieces for the lute. In the same year his was published. Mylius was the personal physician of Moritz of Hessen and his patrons included Maurice
Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange
Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange was sovereign Prince of Orange from 1618, on the death of his eldest half brother, Philip William, Prince of Orange,...
and Frederick Henry of Nassau
Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange
Frederick Henry, or Frederik Hendrik in Dutch , was the sovereign Prince of Orange and stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel from 1625 to 1647.-Early life:...
.
Works
- Opus medico-chymicum. 1618.
- Antidotarium. 1620.
- Philosophia reformata. 1622.
- Anatomia auri. 1628.
- Danielis Milii Pharmacopoeae spagyricae, sive Practicae universalis Galeno-chymicae libri duo. - Francofurti : Schönwetter, 1628. digital edition